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Drew WilsonJune 6, 2018

Lehigh Acres Republican Rep. Matt Caldwell rolled out another cache of endorsements for his Agriculture Commissioner campaign Wednesday. The bulk endorsement included nine county and municipal officials, including four Seminole County constitutional officers in what the campaign called a “sweep” of the Central Florida county. That’s a fair assessment considering the list included Sheriff Dennis […]

Drew WilsonJune 6, 2018

U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis said Monday that his campaign and affiliated political committee “took in more than $3 million” last month, but that may have been a little misleading. When he made the announcement, partial month records for his committee, Friends of Ron DeSantis, showed it had brought in about $1.27 million as of May […]

Drew WilsonJune 6, 2018

Winter Haven Democrat Bob Doyel raised $8,916 in May for his bid to unseat Lakeland Republican Sen. Kelli Stargel in Senate District 22. The retired circuit court judge received that cash via 66 contributions, the majority of them coming in from individuals giving $100 or less. About half of Doyel’s May contributions came from within […]

Drew WilsonJune 6, 2018

Americans for Prosperity-Florida on Wednesday released its scorecards grading Florida lawmakers on their votes during the 2018 Legislative Session. AFP-FL examined more than 6,000 individual votes on 66 different issues in crafting its “Economic Freedom Scorecard.” Each bill where AFP kept score relates to one of the tentpoles of the group’s “Five for Florida” plan, […]

Drew WilsonJune 6, 2018

Jason Pizzo’s insurgent Democratic primary campaign against Miami Sen. Daphne Campbell picked up another major backer Wednesday: LGBTQ rights group Equality Florida. The nod was delivered by former state Rep. Joe Saunders, who resumed his job as the organization’s political director after leaving office. “The Equality Florida Action PAC endorsement is a recognition of the […]

Drew WilsonJune 5, 2018

Treasure Island Republican Rep. Kathleen Peters leads the money race for the District 6 seat on the Pinellas County Commission by a mile, and she aims to keep it that way. To that end, Peters is holding a fundraiser Thursday evening at St. Petersburg’s Beach Seafood & Tap House. Topping the host committee for the […]

Drew WilsonJune 5, 2018

Florida’s newest Senator opened a campaign account Monday to run for re-election in 2020. Lantana Democrat Lori Berman is the first candidate to file for Senate District 31 in the 2020 cycle, when the 20 odd-numbered Florida Senate districts will be up for grabs. Outside of Senate President Joe Negron‘s yet-to-be-elected replacement in Senate District […]

Drew WilsonJune 5, 2018

Former Republican Sen. John Legg on Tuesday became the first candidate to file for the 2022 election. Legg was first elected to the Florida House in 2004, serving there eight years. He was elected to the Florida Senate in 2012, but court ordered redistricting forced him make a difficult decision in 2016: Run for re-election […]

Drew WilsonJune 5, 2018

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More than a dozen law enforcement leaders announced Tuesday that they were in support of the Constitution Revision Commission proposal to add a “crime victim bill of rights” to the Florida Constitution. The Tuesday announcement follows a previous bulk endorsement that saw two dozen sheriffs sign on to support the proposal, commonly known as “Marsy’s […]

Drew WilsonJune 5, 2018

Palm Coast Republican Rep. Paul Renner is kicking off his bid for a second term in House District 24 with a hometown fundraiser later this month. The campaign launch event will be held at the Palm Coast Arts Foundation, 1500 Central Ave., from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm on June 21. The reception will likely double […]

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Matt Caldwell announces Seminole County ‘sweep’

Ron DeSantis’ May report included more than $1M in old money

Bob Doyel raises $8,900 for SD 22 bid in May

AFP Florida releases 2018 lawmaker scorecard

Jason Pizzo gets Equality Florida’s stamp of approval in SD 38

Kathleen Peters raising money for Pinellas Commission bid Thursday

Lori Berman opens campaign account for 2020 re-election

John Legg first candidate to file for 2022 cycle

Another dozen sheriffs endorse crime victim rights amendment

Paul Renner launching re-election campaign June 21